| Event: | Men's 400 metres |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The men's 400 metres at the 2002 European Athletics Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 6–8.
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Ingo Schultz | David Canal | Daniel Caines |
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 45.70 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 45.75 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 45.79 | Q | |||
| 4 | 3 | 45.97 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 46.03 | Q | |||
| 5 | 4 | 46.03 | Q | |||
| 7 | 4 | 46.06 | Q | |||
| 8 | 2 | 46.15 | Q | |||
| 9 | 1 | 46.20 | Q, PB | |||
| 10 | 3 | 46.23 | Q | |||
| 10 | 4 | 46.23 | Q | |||
| 12 | 1 | 46.25 | q, PB | |||
| 13 | 1 | 46.28 | q | |||
| 14 | 4 | 46.44 | q | |||
| 15 | 2 | 46.46 | q | |||
| 16 | 1 | 46.54 | ||||
| 16 | 3 | 46.54 | Q | |||
| 16 | 4 | 46.54 | ||||
| 19 | 3 | 46.62 | ||||
| 20 | 2 | 46.64 | ||||
| 21 | 3 | 46.67 | ||||
| 22 | 4 | 46.70 | ||||
| 23 | 3 | 46.87 | ||||
| 24 | 4 | 46.94 | ||||
| 25 | 2 | 46.97 | ||||
| 26 | 2 | 47.08 | ||||
| 27 | 3 | 47.14 | ||||
| 28 | 1 | 47.30 | ||||
| 29 | 1 | 47.40 | SB |
Qualification: First 4 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 45.35 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 45.49 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 45.83 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 45.84 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 45.86 | Q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 45.92 | ||||
| 7 | 2 | 45.94 | Q, PB | |||
| 8 | 1 | 45.98 | ||||
| 9 | 1 | 46.04 | ||||
| 10 | 2 | 46.07 | Q | |||
| 11 | 2 | 46.15 | Q | |||
| 12 | 2 | 46.15 | ||||
| 13 | 2 | 46.19 | ||||
| 14 | 1 | 46.24 | ||||
| 15 | 2 | 46.51 | ||||
| 2 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.14 | |||||
| 45.24 | SB | ||||
| 45.28 | |||||
| 4 | 45.40 | ||||
| 5 | 45.74 | ||||
| 6 | 45.95 | ||||
| 7 | 46.21 | ||||